Chasing the Cherry County Canyon Wren

November 21, 2016 Joel Jorgensen

Confirmation came last week that a wren hanging out at a remote Cherry County ranchstead was, in fact, a Canyon Wren, a species with only three other accepted Nebraska records.  The last “chase-able” Canyon Wren in the state was a bird in Knox County in 1992.  I missed that bird, so I was motivated not to miss this one.  I woke up at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday morning and was on the road about an hour later.   The location was off the highway about twenty miles and the last three miles were a snowy two-track back to the ranch house.  Getting to the spot was the challenging part because once I got there it did not take long to spot the wren.  Furthermore, he was very cooperative and I got a number of photographs, including a few of him checking out my vehicle.  Below, are a few of these photos.

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The only downside was missing out on seeing a state’s first Anna’s Hummingbird that was reported at an Omaha feeder late Saturday afternoon.   Hopefully that bird sticks around long enough for me to get a opportunity to see it.

Good birding!

Nongame Bird Program

Many thanks to the Mary Sue and Ross Shoemaker and Jan Johnson for making this adventure possible.   

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